2024 Class
Projects made possible in part from generous grants from Gilead, Volkswagen, Precourt Institute for Energy, Renewell, Kyaro Assistive Technology, Woods Institute for the Environment, Rain, Haas Center for Public Service, Making Materials at Stanford, Boeing and Autodesk. Thank you for your support!
Summary of the year
This year we had 64 students participating in 16 projects in theme areas of energy, transportation, sustainability and health. We have projects enhancing wheelchair use and design for children in Tanzania; improving thermal comfort for people living in hot climates in place of air conditioning; both wearable and hand-held injector solutions for delivery of high-viscosity medicines; systems to reduce generation of black carbon in brick kilns in Bangladesh; sensor system and ski binding to prevent ACL tears while skiing; developing a child carrier providing postural support for children with Cerebral Palsy in Tanzania; steering wheel solution for autonomous cars; fencing system integrated with industrial-scale irrigation system to enable rotational grazing for chickens; system to enable improved delivery of fire suppressant to aid in wildfire fighting; solutions to enhance grid-scale Gravity Well energy storage system for power and use life.
Class of 2024
Our Projects
Too Thick to Handle
Develop a manually-actuated, hand-held device to inject high-viscosity, long-acting medicines
AutoShots
Develop lightweight wearable injector to deploy sustained, controlled delivery of high-viscosity long-acting medicines over 2 hours
Distracted Driving
Develop a retractable steering wheel and column that frees up cockpit space in autonomous cars
Ace in the Coal
Increase reliability of automatic single-porthole coal feeder for Brick Kilns in Bangladesh, readying for deployment
Team Friendship
Determine and develop solution to best feed multiple portholes and the entire kiln, for brick kilns in Bangladesh
Thermal Delight
Develop radiative cooling system to improve thermal comfort for people living in low-incoming housing in tropical climates
RainDrop Drop Top
Enhance delivery of wildfire suppressant from autonomous helicopters, improving ground coverage
Power Ranchers
Develop a fencing system that integrates with a movable sprinkler system to enhance rotational grazing of chickens while keeping them safe
Third Wheels
Redesign the existing assistive wheelchair for use in Tanzania, lowering cost while enhancing reliability
Hottest Wheels
Design attachment for Kyaro's existing wheelchair that will enable users to navigate off-road in Tanzania
Kanga Kinetics
Develop a child carrier and carrier seat providing postural support for children in Tanzania with Cerebral Palsy
Wheelie Fast Fixtures
Reduce manufacturing process time for making Assistive Wheelchairs in Tanzania
Skiing Censored
Develop wearable sensor system that can be used to predict ACL injuries, and release ski binding accoringly
Ski Ya Later
Develop ski binding that can rapidly release, based on signals received from the Skiing Censored team, to reduce risk of ACL injury
Drum Roll Please
Reduce maximum power required to lift 30,000-lb weight in Renewell's Gravity Well grid-scale energy storage system by optimizing the cable spooling system
LubriLegends
Extend the lift of the tension cable in Renewell's Gravity Well system by developing an automated system for applying llubricant to the cable center
Final Project reviews
Final Presentations for the 2023-2024 year were held on Tu March 12 and Th March 14, from 1:30-4:30 with a reception afterwards on both days.
